Which sentence has the correct use of punctuation marks?

"Easy, Ponyboy," he said softly, "we'll be okay."

What is a protagonist?

A character with a goal or a mission

Which sentence has the correct use of a comma?

Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in, I thought.

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1
Which sentence has the correct use of punctuation marks?
"Easy, Ponyboy," he said softly, "we'll be okay."
"Easy Ponyboy he said softly we'll be okay."
"Easy, Ponyboy." He said softly. "We'll be okay."
"Easy Ponyboy" he said softly "we'll be okay."
2
What does MLA stand for?
Midwest Literature Association
Modern Language Assembly
Modern Language Association
Midwest Linguistic Assembly
3
Which is NOT a type of conflict?
character versus self
character versus animals
character versus society
character versus nature
4
Which literary device is an indication of future events?
foretelling
forecasting
foreshadowing
forewarning
5
Which sentence uses the correct homophone?
I just want too go two my next class.
This Kahoot is way to hard.
This Kahoot is way too hard.
This Kahoot is way two hard.
6
Which is NOT Author's Purpose?
inform
examine
persuade
entertain
7
Which literary device is an event or scene taking place before the present?
flashtime
flashback
flashforward
flashbeyond
8
Which pronouns are used in first person point of view?
She, him, her
you, your, you're
They, them, their
I, we, my
9
In the novel, The Outsiders, who is oldest?
Dally
Sodapop
Darry
Two-Bit
10
Which punctuation marks goes around a direct quote?
parenthesis
quotation marks
apostrophe
speech brackets
11
Who is the main character in the short story, "The Hitchhiker"?
Adam West
Ronald Adams
Nan Adams
Roald Dahl
12
This point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of 2 or more characters?
Third person omniscient
Third person objective
First person
Third person limited
13
Which sentence uses the correct homophone?
I wish I knew their secret.
I wish I knew there secret.
I wish I knew they're secret.
None are correct.
14
Setting is ...
When and where
When and why
Who and why
Where and who
15
Who is the author of "The Monkey's Paw"?
S.J. Watson
Edgar Allan Poe
Agatha Christie
W.W. Jacobs
16
What is an adjective?
A person, place, or thing
An action word
A word that describes a noun
A word that describes a verb
17
What is a protagonist?
A character who tries to block another from reaching a goal
A character who stays the same throughout a story
A character who changes throughout a story
A character with a goal or a mission
18
Which sentence has the correct use of a comma?
Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in, I thought.
Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in I thought.
Maybe, they were asleep and I could sneak in I thought.
Maybe they were asleep, and I could sneak in, I thought.
19
In the story "Tell-Tale Heart", which is the dominant conflict?
character versus nature
character versus self
character versus character
character versus society
20
Which Soc did Johnny kill in the novel The Outsiders?
Pony did it, not Johnny
Bob
Bill
Randy
21
Which one is NOT a stage of the plot map?
Resection
Rising Action
Exposition
Climax
22
Which MLA in-text citation is used correctly?
(Outsiders 76)
(Hinton 76)
(Hinton, pg 76)
(Hinton, 76)

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